In the case of Lockhart v. McCree (1986), the Supreme Court heard an appeal regarding the use of "death-qualified" jurors. In its decision on the issue, the Court ruled that
A. not enough research has been done to decide if death qualification is discriminatory.
B. psychologists have not provided "a solid empirical basis" for the claim that juries produced by death qualification are more likely to convict.
C. the Constitution does not prohibit the states from "death-qualifying" juries in death penalty cases.
D. the resultant jury was unrepresentative.
C
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c. poverty of speech (alogia). d. hallucinations and delusions.
If you gesture more with your left hand, you probably process language
a. in your right hemisphere. b. in your left hemisphere. c. more inefficiently than if you gestured with your right hand. d. in both hemispheres, since you do not have a dominant hemisphere for language processing.
An individual requesting treatment at a mental health clinic keeps talking about how gangsters are "out to get him." Before diagnosing paranoid personality disorder, we must determine whether
A. his fears are justified. B. his family life is stable. C. he has ever attempted suicide. D. he avoids socialization.
Gardner and his associates are known for proposing __________
a) the generalized theory of intelligence. b) the Triarchic theory of intelligence. c) the theory of multiple intelligences. d) the theory of emotional intelligence.